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SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2025 | V92, N5 The Official Publication of the Pennsylvania Dental Association
The mission of the Pennsylvania Dental Journal is to serve PDA members by providing information about topics and issues that affect dentists practicing in Pennsylvania. The Journal also will report membership-related activities of the leadership of the association, proceedings at the annual meeting and status of PDA programs.
Editor | Dr. Stephen T. Radack III 5908 Beacon Hill Lane, Erie, 16509( 814) 881-3109 / stradack3 @ gmail. com
Associate Editor | Dr. Karin D. Brian 40 Greenhill Road, Coatesville, 19320-1414( 610) 506-2754 / kdbdds @ comcast. net
Associate Editor | Dr. Malini Moni 1110 Rockland Street, Reading, 19604( 240) 593-9985 / drmalini @ gmail. com
Associate Editor | Dr. Jasmine Shafagh 100 S Eagle Rd, Havertown, 19083-3202( 610) 446-6688 / jasmine. shafagh @ gmail. com
Director of Communications | Rob Pugliese P. O. Box 3341, Harrisburg, 17105( 800) 223-0016 / rap @ padental. org
Editor Emeritus | Dr. Bruce R. Terry 85 Old Eagle School Road, Wayne, 19087-2524( 610) 995-0109 / pullpulp @ aol. com
Editor Emeritus | Dr. Richard Galeone 1100 North-Hill Way, Unit 1114, Lansdale, 19446( 267) 261-4767 / rgaleone @ gmail. com
Editor Emerita | Dr. Judith McFadden 3386 Memphis Street, Philadelphia, 19134( 215) 739-3100 / judithmcfadden @ aol. com
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Impressions Government Relations New Members Continuing Education Classified Advertisements
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12 Confronting Dental Workforce Challenges By Dr. James Mancini, PDA President-Elect
16 We Are Raising Our Hand By Marnie Oakley, DMD, Dean, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine
20 Fixing Dental Care Access in Rural Pennsylvania By Amid I. Ismail, BDS, MPH, DrPH, MBA, Dean, Temple University Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry
22 Addressing the Dental Practitioner Shortage in the Commonwealth By Elizabeth Ketterlinus, Vice Dean Marketing & Communications and Mark S Wolff, DDS, PhD, Professor and Morton Amsterdam Dean, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL JOURNAL( ISSN 0031-4439), owned and published by the Pennsylvania Dental Association, 3501 North Front Street, Harrisburg, 17110, is published bi-monthly: Jan / Feb, Mar / Apr, May / June, July / Aug, Sept / Oct, Nov / Dec. Address advertising and subscription queries to 3501 North Front Street, P. O. Box 3341, Harrisburg, 17105. Domestic subscriptions are available to persons not eligible for membership at $ 36 / year; International subscriptions available at $ 75 / year. Single copies $ 10. Periodical postage paid at Harrisburg, PA.“ The Pennsylvania Dental Association, although formally accepting and publishing reports of the various standing committees and essays read before the Association( and its components), holds itself not responsible for opinions, theories, and criticisms therein contained, except when adopted or sanctioned by special resolutions.” The Association assumes no responsibility for any program content of lectures in continuing education programs advertised in this magazine. The Association reserves the right to refuse any advertisement for any reason. Copyright © 2025, Pennsylvania Dental Association.
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